After 50 years of drugs, conflict and violence, Colombia is on the road to peace and reconciliation; Jenny Graham is on | dG1fWVBoMFAtU3ZzMm8
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00:00 (dramatic music)
00:03 - Colombia, a country overshadowed by savage conflict.
00:08 A civil war, drug trade, kidnapping, extortion,
00:14 260,000 lost their lives.
00:17 I'm going into the hostile no-go zone.
00:21 Here, trust needs to be earned.
00:24 (dramatic music)
00:28 (dramatic music)
00:31 I'm on a journey through this beautiful country.
00:35 This place has blown me away.
00:37 Look at this.
00:39 Oh my goodness.
00:40 Never seen anything quite like this.
00:43 270 kilometers.
00:46 Okay, picking the road.
00:47 Oh wow, look at that.
00:50 Riding into the unknown.
00:52 It's great traveling by bike.
00:53 You're just getting this snapshot of life.
00:56 Meeting victims of the conflict.
00:59 I've been through so much trauma.
01:01 It really got to me today.
01:03 Venturing deep into the Andes.
01:07 Such a wild place to live.
01:12 Crossing crocodile infested rivers.
01:15 I wonder how deep it has to be for crocodiles.
01:19 To meet ex-guerrilla fighters who have downed guns.
01:26 It's just got very real coming into this area.
01:28 Tough.
01:30 Oh wow, this terrain.
01:31 Unpredictable.
01:34 What a welcome.
01:37 Dangerous.
01:38 This is classic snake territory.
01:42 Around every corner is resilience.
01:45 This place is magnificent.
01:48 Along with smiling faces and a real sense of hope.
01:53 That Colombia is at last on the road to peace.
01:57 (dramatic music)
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